Auckland vs Northern Knights, 23rd Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Arnel to Sam Curran, FOUR, and does an encore. Repeat of the previous ball, moves across and elevates it to the left of short fine leg

Arnel to Sam Curran, FOUR, oh goodness! How did he manage to get bat on this? Walked away near the tramlines. Arnel follows him and cramps him for room. Curran still manages to scoop it fine. Brilliant!

Arnel to Sam Curran, FOUR, cheeky and ultra-deft touch from Curran. Knew what was coming, bent low and opened his bat face to a wide yorker. Dinked it past a diving keeper

Ish Sodhi to Sam Curran, FOUR, top shot. The reverse sweep, changes his grip and slots it over short third man

Ish Sodhi to Sam Curran, FOUR, Sodhi outwits the batsman here but Curran somehow gets away. The wrong 'un slipped wide of off, Curran stepped out and wasn't to the pitch. Threw his bat and gets a thickish outside edge that runs through the vacant first slip region

Arnel to Sam Curran, FOUR, beautiful execution from Curran. Makes room by backing to leg, Arnel as expected bowls it full. The southpaw expertly lifts it over the in-field on the off-side

Devcich to Sam Curran, FOUR, improvises! Superb. Walks across his sticks,

Daryl Mitchell to Sam Curran, SIX, attempted slower short ball gone horribly wrong for Mitchell. Drops it short and Curran spotted it early, went back and clubbed it over the cow corner fence

Daryl Mitchell to Robert ODonnell, FOUR, excellent placement. Waited deep in his crease and steers it to the third man fence. The fielder was pretty square and had no chance

Ish Sodhi to de Grandhomme, out de Grandhomme Run Out!! Woah. STUNNNER. AB de Villiers-esque from Brownlie. A knock from Grandhomme down the ground, Brownlie from extra cover sprawls across and stops it. Grandhomme sets off for the single but Brownlie releases the throw quickly - in one motion and effects the direct-hit at the non-striker's end. Grandhomme had given up and walks away with disappointed. de Grandhomme run out (Brownlie) 5(4) [4s-1]

Ish Sodhi to Chapman, out Caught by Brett Hampton!! Sodhi removes the dangerous Chapman. The googly, slips it well outside off. Chapman sank low to get under it; top-edges a slog-sweep and offers a simple catch to Hampton at deep mid-wicket. Chapman c Brett Hampton b Ish Sodhi 57(30) [4s-6 6s-3]

Randell to de Grandhomme, FOUR, Grandhomme joins into the act. Glances one off the pads behind square, Sodhi gets across from deep square leg and stretches his right hand to intercept it, but in vain as it slides past him.

Randell to Chapman, SIX, Chapman will shift his gears now. Steps out, reaches the pitch and lifts it through the line over long-on. Clean-crisp hitting

Randell to Chapman, 1 run, fullish on middle, Chapman directs it with a straight bat push to long-on, reaches his fifty. A round of applause from the home crowd and Chapman waves the bat in response

Randell to Chapman, SIX, just clears deep square leg. Chapman uncorks the pick-up shot, whips it off his pads and enough wood to take it all the way. Over the leaping fielder at deep square leg

Devcich to Cachopa, out Caught by Seifert!! Arm ball does the trick for Devcich. Quicker and it skidded off the deck, Cachopa stayed deep to unleash the cut. Feathers a nick and Seifert gobbles safely in his mitts. Auckland lose two wickets in two overs. Cachopa c Seifert b Devcich 3(4)

Devcich to Chapman, FOUR, pushed through quicker, the angle takes it well outside off. Chapman flails his hands on the cut, gets an under-edge and it runs past short third man

Ish Sodhi to Solia, out Caught by Randell!! Tossed up leg-break on middle and leg, Chapman comes down the track and tries to loft that over mid-wicket but gets it off the inside half of the bat and it goes straight down the throat of Randell at deep square leg! Solia c Randell b Ish Sodhi 31(21) [4s-3 6s-1]

Ish Sodhi to Solia, FOUR, full and on leg, Solia sweeps it hard to fine leg for four

Jordan to Chapman, FOUR, short leg-cutter outside off, not the best control, sliced just over backward point and it spins away to the third man fence with a curved path for four. The partnership between Chapman and Solia is now 50!

Daryl Mitchell to Chapman, FOUR, short on middle, a shockingly slow bouncer, Chapman waits an age for it and finally pulls it to the backward square leg boundary for four

Daryl Mitchell to Chapman, SIX, half-volley in the channel outside off, right in the slot, Chapman Chapman lofts it through the line and flat over the long-on fence for six

Daryl Mitchell to Chapman, FOUR, short and mis-directed outside leg, Chapman hammers that pull to help it on its way to the fine leg fence for four. Just helped it on its way

Ish Sodhi to Solia, SIX, flat leg-break turning into the legs of the southpaw, who swivels into a pull and gets a top-edge over the square leg fence for the first six of today

Jordan to Chapman, leg byes, FOUR, back of a length and on the thigh, Chapman misses the glance but gets a bit of his thigh on it and the ball is deflected towards the fine leg fence for four

Jordan to Chapman, FOUR, fraction short just outside off, a bit of width and Chapman slaps it off the back foot to the sweeper cover fence for four

Jordan to Chapman, FOUR, short ball on leg, Chapman guides the pull to fine leg for four. Not off the meat, but with the short boundaries, it is enough to take it to the fence

Randell to Glenn Phillips, out Bowled!! Full and wide outside off, Glenn Phillips premeditated the Marillier scoop and inside-edged it right onto the stumps. The umpires check for the no-ball, but Randell is comfortably in. These shots are useful with such short boundaries, but as the old adage goes, they look incredibly foolish when they don't come off. Walked way outside off to play that but simply guided it onto his stumps. Had an embarrassed look on his face after that. Glenn Phillips b Randell 24(17) [4s-4]

Arnel to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, back of a length delivery angling into middle from off, Glenn Phillips comes forward and across and front-foot pulls it to the square leg boundary for four. Not pacy enough and the bounce is true on this wicket. So easy to pick this up for Phillips

Arnel to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, half-volley on off, deserved the punishment, Glenn Phillips gets it in his zone, makes room outside off and lofts it away to the long-off fence for four. Easy pickings

Randell to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, very full, almost yorker length on off, Glenn Phillips gets under it and digs it out and it bounces over the bowler's arm and goes straight down the ground to the tiny boundary for four

Randell to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, fraction short, just a tad wide, and Glenn Phillips manages to cut it away without much room to the third man fence for four

Arnel to Solia, FOUR, short ball on leg stump, Solia swivels across to pull it away to fine leg for four

Arnel to Solia, FOUR, full outside off, half-volley length, Solia drives through the line to the long-off fence for four